Note of project management.-1

(1) when time, cost, quality can't coexist, choice the quality.
(2)"better" is the enemy of "good enough".
(3)common contractual forms:
a. FFP: Firm fixed price - the price and fee are predetermined and do not depend on cost.
b. FP : Fixed price - same as FFP
c. CPFF : Cost plus fixed fee - the customer agrees to reimburse the contractor's actual costs, regardless of amount, and pay a negotiated fixed independent of the actual costs.
d. CPIF : Cost plus incentive fee - similar toCPFF except the fee is not preset or fixed but rather depends on some specified incentive.
e. T & M : Time and material - the customer agrees to pay the contractor for all time and material used on the project, including a fee as apercentage of all project costs.
(4)foreign organization's country may have an information office in the US, which may be able to provide useful information.
(5)plans are the simulation of a project.
(6)project -> activities -> jobs -> tasks
(7)get the persons who will do the work to plan the work.

(8)plans cannot prevent problems.
(9)good plans are quantitative rather than qualitative and as precise as possible.
(10)the "plan" will cover many of the following topics:
a. Project summary
b. Project requirements
c. Milestones
d. Work breakdown structure(工作分類結構)
e.Network diagram of the activities with schedule dates
f.Budget for all activities
g.Project management and organization charts
h.Interface definitions, including facility support (when, how, cost)
i.Logistic support
j.Acceptance plan
k.Standards for property control and security
l.Customer organization contact points, if relevant
m.Nature of project reviews